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Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Memorial at the Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia commemorating William E. Horton, RN d. 1871

Location

Protestant Cemetery, Northam Road, Penang, Malaysia, Rest of the World

Transcript

‘Sacred to the Memory / of / William Horton, / Leading Seaman HMS Rinaldo / Who died at Penang July 11th 1871 / From wounds received at Selangore. / Placed over the grave of a good and brave seaman by his shipmates'

Details

Vessel: HMS Rinaldo

Event

Klang War

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Horton, William E.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 11/7/1871
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Leading Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Bibliography: John B. Hattendorf 'Some British and American Sailor's Tombstones in Penang, Malaysia', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 68, p.325, (Greenwich, 1982). ADM 38/6988.
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Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, Rest of the World

Wall plaque in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta commemorating Lieutenant-Commander Francis Elliott Walters RN and Chief Engineer A. Baker RN both died in 1899

Location

Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, Rest of the World

Transcript

'TO THE / MEMORY OF / LT COMDR. F.E. WALTERS / AND / CHIEF ENGR. A . BAKER / OF HER MAJESTY T.B.D. / ARDENT / WHO WERE DROWNED / IN SALONIKI HABOUR / ON THE NIGHT OF THE / 8TH OCTOBER 1899 / ERECTED / BY THEIR MESSMATES.'

Details

Description: Marble plaque with lead letters.


Type: Wall plaque
Position: Right side of gate
Materials: Marble
Vessel: HMS Ardent

People

Baker, A.
Age:
Date of Death: 8/10/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Chief Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Walters, Francis Eliott
Age: 28
Date of Death: 8/10/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant Commander
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Ann Shirley 1979
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Parish Church, Malew, Isle of Man

Tomb at Malew, Isle of Man commemorating Lieutenant Thomas Lee RN d. 1834

Location

Parish Church, Malew, Isle of Man

Transcript

'SACRED / to the Memory of / Lieut. THOMAS LEE Royal Navy / formerly of Cheddar Somersetshire / who departed this Life / Novr 12th 1834 / Aged 50','This monument / is erected / by his affectionate Widow / ANN LEE'

Details

Description: Sarcophagus with shield carved with an anchor on the lid.
Type: Tomb
Position: Churchyard

People

Lee, Thomas
Age: 50
Date of Death: 12/11/1834
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

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Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Memorial at Toxteth Park Cemetery commemorating Thomas Paul Gyles d. 1886

Location

Toxteth Park Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Transcript

'In Loving Memory / of / THOMAS P. GYLES. / LATE OF H.M. CUSTOMS. / WHO DIED 8th MARCH 1886 / AGED 80 YEARS / ALSO WILLIAM SON OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 15th NOVr 1871 / AGED 36 YEARS / ALSO MARY WIFE OF W.H. TILSTON. / AND DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE / WHO DIED 1st JUNE 1890 AGED 47 YEARS / ALSO ANN, WIFE OF THE ABOVE T.P. GYLES. / WHO DIED 8th OCTOBER 1894 / IN HER 80th YEAR /"Her end was peace". / ALSO W.H. TILSTON. / DIED 22nd JULY 1932. AGED 91 YEARS.'

Details

Description: Headstone - upright, with oblong shaped corners, circle at top. Black in colour, with outline around outer edges carved into stone revealing white colour.
Type: Gravestone
Position: C of E, section C Grave 259.

People

Gyles, Thomas Paul
Age: 80
Date of Death: 8/3/1886
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation:
Organisation: HM Customs

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Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Memorial in Hong Kong Cemetery commemorating Joseph Hogg d. 1899

Location

Hong Kong Cemetery, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, China, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of Joseph HOGG, Master Mariner and latterly Surveyor at Manila. Born at Grangemouth Scotland, October 1848, died at Hong Kong, March 1899. Erected by his brothers'

Details

Description: Stele carved with an anchor.
Type: Gravestone

People

Hogg, Joseph
Age:
Date of Death: 3/1899
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Master mariner
Organisation:

Extra

Recorder: Christine Thomas
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St Mary's Church, Northolt, London, England

Wall tablet in St Mary’s Church, Northolt commemorating Captain Melvill Stodart Innes RMLI d. 1922

Location

St Mary's Church, Northolt, London, England

Transcript

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / CAPTAIN MELVILL STODART INNES, / ROYAL MARINES LIGHT INFANTRY / FOURTH SON OF THE LATE / CHARLES EDWARD INNES, / OF THIS PARISH / WHO WAS DROWNED IN MID-ATLANTIC / ON THE 26TH OCTOBER 1922, AGED 37 / R.I.P.'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: Chancel north wall
Materials: Stone

People

Innes, Melvill Stodart
Age: 37
Date of Death: 26/10/1922
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Captain RMLI
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry

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St Edburg's Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Wall tablet at St Edburg’s Church, Bicester commemorating Commander Robert Gerald Fane RN d. 1917

Location

St Edburg's Church, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England

Transcript

'Commander Robert Gerald Fane (Italian Medal for Valour) of H.M.S. Dartmouth, who was killed in the Adriatic 15 May 1917, aged 35. Buried at Brindisi. Also Capt Horatio Alfred Fane M.C. Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. Killed 10 Aug 1918 aged 34. Buried at Meziere. And Major Octavius Edward Fane M.C., D.S.O. Royal Garrison Artillery killed 18th Sept 1918, aged 31. Buried at Hancourt. Sons of Capt. Henry George Fane and Grandsons of the late Colonel John Wm Fane of Wormsley, Oxfordshire'

Details

Type: Wall tablet
Position: West end
Vessel: HMS Dartmouth

Event

Battle of the Strait of Otranto

Event Date

1917

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Fane, Robert Gerald
Age: 35
Date of Death: 15/5/1917
Cause of Death: War Casualty
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Recorder: Reverend William Henry Donnan, 1972
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St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Headstone at St Clement’s Church, Ipswich, Suffolk commemorating John Moor, Collector of HM Customs d. 1842

Location

St Clement's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Transcript

'Sacred to the memory of JOHN MOORE, Esqr, R.N. and for 17 years collector of H.M. Customs at the port of Woodbridge, who died May 21st 1842, aged 71, a man that's upright honest and sincere is blessed in the sight of God, whose dust is buried her.'

Details

Type: Headstone
Position: Churchyard

People

Moore, John
Age: 71
Date of Death: 21/5/1842
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Collector of Customs
Organisation: HM Customs, Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Recorded by the Rev. Francis Haslewood 1883. Transcript in Suffolk Record Office.
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Kiel cemetery, Kiel, Germany, Rest of the World

Memorial at Kiel Cemetery, Germany commemorating Lieutenant John R. Ouseley RN d. 1855

Location

Kiel cemetery, Kiel, Germany, Rest of the World

Details

Vessel: HMS Pembroke

Event

Crimea War 1854-1856

Event Category

19th century conflicts in Asia

People

Ouseley, John R
Age:
Date of Death: 6/10/1855
Cause of Death: Exposure
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died at Kiel of exposure during bombardment of Sveaborg. ADM 196/37/396.
Bibliography: 'Illustrated London News' (26 April 1856) p. 462 (picture).
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St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Headstone at St Michael’s Church, Inveresk commemorating Commander William Louden RN d. 1870

Location

St Michael's Church, Inveresk, East Lothian, Scotland

Transcript

'HENRIETTA SUSANNAH RANKEN / WIFE OF WILLIAM LOUDEN / LATE ADMINISTRATOR GENERAL BOMBAY / BORN 22ND APRIL 1847 DIED 2ND JUNE [?1903] / AND OF THE ABOVE / WILLIAM LOUDEN / [B]ORN 3RD APRIL [?1830] /[D]IED [?] JANUARY 190[7]' 'SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / ELIZABETH WEBSTER / WIFE OF LIEUT W LOUDEN R.N. / DIED 22ND SEPTEMBER 1849 AGED 47 YEARS / AND OF / WILLIAM LOUDEN / COMMANDER RN / DIED 16TH JANUARY 1870 AGED 87 YEARS', 'CHARLES EDWARD LOUDEN / WRITER TO THE SIGNET / BORN 6TH JANUARY 1865 / DIED 4TH JANUARY 1915 / KATHERINE MARY LOUDEN / BORN 2ND FEBRUARY 1869 / DIED 18TH APRIL 1954'

Details

Description: Headstone of three panels.
Type: Headstone
Position: North west corner of churchyard
Materials: Yellow sandstone

People

Loudon, William
Age: 87
Date of Death: 16/1/1870
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Commander RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: DOSSIER.
Recorder: John Steele 1988
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